Freeport-McMoRan: Communities & People

Sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Freeport-McMoRan's approach to sustainable development combines three essential elements: continued economic success, building local community capacity and societal trust through stakeholder engagement, and improving environmental performance. Communities & People highlights news and stories of the company’s close collaboration with local stakeholders to minimize and mitigate adverse impacts and cultivate opportunities to maximize positive impacts.

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Awards & Rankings
Freeport-McMoRan Named Best Corporate Citizen by Forbes
Congratulations to Freeport-McMoRan for being named to the Just 100: America's Best Corporate Citizens by Forbes! Freeport-McMoRan was the top-rated company in the Materials industry.
Health & Healthcare
PT Freeport Indonesia, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Provides Vision Care to Regions Inaccessible by Road
PT Freeport-Indonesia’s Partnership Fund for Community Development (LPMAK) funds a floating healthcare clinic boat. The boat recently visited the coastal villages of Mimika in the Timika Regency of Papua, Indonesia, to provide health services in observance of World Sight Day (October 12).

Health & Healthcare
Cerro Verde, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Sponsors a Free Health Fair
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde recently hosted a health fair for residents of the district of Yarabamba in Peru and surrounding communities.
Awards & Rankings
Freeport-McMoRan Receives the Phoenix Business Journal Community Impact Award
The Phoenix Business Journal recognized Phoenix, Arizona’s most generous corporate donors at their inaugural Corporate Philanthropy luncheon on October 13, 2016. Freeport-McMoRan received the first-ever Community Impact Award in the large-company category, supported by the Arizona Community Foundation and Greater Phoenix Leadership.
Health & Healthcare
Freeport-McMoRan Awards $350,000 in Grants to Eastern Arizona Communities
Freeport-McMoRan’s Community Investment Fund distributed $350,000 in Graham County, Arizona.

One of the recipients of the fund was Southeastern Arizona Community Unique Services (SEACUS), which provides support services for aging and disabled community members.
AI & Technology
The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Funds a Training and Technology Center in Safford, Arizona
The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation awarded $75,000 through the Graham County Community Investment Fund to the Safford Unified School District for a new training and technology center.
Volunteering & Community
Cerro Verde, a Freeport-McMoRan Affiliate, Builds a Multipurpose Center for Community Events
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde has built a multipurpose facility for the communities near the Cerro Verde mining operations and the community of El Nazareno to use for meetings and events.
Awards & Rankings
Freeport-McMoRan Named Most Community-Minded by the Civic 50
Congratulations to Freeport-McMoRan for being recognized as the most community-minded company in the materials sector!
Education & Workforce Development
Freeport-McMoRan Donates $10,000 to Economic Development Course at Western New Mexico University
The annual Economic Development Course at Western New Mexico University has received a $10,000 donation from Freeport-McMoRan.
Education & Workforce Development
Cerro Verde, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Graduates 178 Women Business Owners From the Dreambuilder Program
More than 170 entrepreneurs from different districts of the Arequipa region of Peru successfully completed the DreamBuilder program in April 2016, which is funded by Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde and the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

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